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1892
132 years ago
George H Read more…
1903
121 years ago
Henry Ford hired John F Read more…
1905
119 years ago
Howard C Marmon and Jesse Warrington were issued with a US patent for their ‘Running Gear for Motor Vehicles’, the basis of all 1904-08 Marmons Read more…
1906
118 years ago
Roy D Chapin, Howard E Coffin, James J Brady and Frederick O Bezner signed an agreement and contributed $1,500 each to establish a firm to produce their own automobile, realised in September as the Thomas-Detroit, produced in Detroit, Michigan as a companion car to the Thomas Flyer produced by the E R Thomas Motor Company in Buffalo, New York Read more…
1911
113 years ago
The factory of the Haynes Automobile Company in Kokomo, Illinois was heavily damaged by fire Read more…
1914
110 years ago
Eddie Pullen won the 5th ‘American Grand Prize’ in his Mercer Read more…
1920
104 years ago
Jimmy Murphy wins the 250 mile race in a Duesenberg at the just opened Beverly Hills race track in California, US Read more…
1921
103 years ago
The first United States-built Rolls Royce was completed and delivered in chassis form to Wallace Potter of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, US Read more…
1925
99 years ago
The last Aston Hill Climb, a speed hill climb on public roads up Aston Hill near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, England was staged Read more…
1926
98 years ago
Gustav Otto, German aircraft-engine designer and one of the founders of BMW, committed suicide aged 43. tto was born in Cologne to Nikolaus August Otto, the founder of N Read more…
1929
95 years ago
The American Austin Car Company was incorporated and operated in premises that had belonged to the Standard Steel Car Company, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US Read more…
1932
92 years ago
The last Ford Model A was produced, ending an era for the Ford Motor Company Read more…
1933
91 years ago
Gordon M Read more…
1934
90 years ago
The Tees Newport Bridge spanning the River Tees a short distance upriver from Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England, was opened to traffic by the Duke of York Read more…
1934
90 years ago
General Motors registered ‘GM’ as a trademark Read more…
1936
88 years ago
Ford introduced its steel-spoked ‘banjo’ steering wheel as an option Read more…
1941
83 years ago
Edsel B Ford drove the first Ford Model GP Command Reconnaissance Truck off the assembly line Read more…
1957
67 years ago
The Vauxhall Victor was launched Read more…
1958
66 years ago
One of worst bus accidents in US history occurred after a school bus plunged into a river after a collision in wet weather near Prestonsburg, Kentucky Read more…
1960
64 years ago
Richard Petty, the king of stock car racing, recorded his first Grand National victory at the old Charlotte, North Carolina, fairgrounds Read more…
1961
63 years ago
Modernistic Industries Inc Read more…
1964
60 years ago
Timmy Mayer (26) was killed in the second practice session of the Longford Grand Prix, Australia Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Max M Gilman (76), the disgraced General Manager and President of the Packard Motor Car Company who later was an official of the General Tire & Rubber Company, died in South Laguna, California, US Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Ken Miles Lloyd Ruby driving a Ford GT40 Mk Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Richard Petty, driving in a drag race at the Southeastern International Dragway in Dallas Georgia, lost control of his car and it went into the spectators killing an 8 year old boy Read more…
1971
53 years ago
1975
49 years ago
American Motors Corporation introduced the Pacer Read more…
1977
47 years ago
Roy Abernethy, an executive in the American automobile industry, serving as CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) from February 1962 to January 1967 died aged 70 years Read more…
1980
44 years ago
Qualifying for the South African Grand Prix was marked by spectacular crashes involving Marc Surer and Alain Prost Read more…
1984
40 years ago
Ferrari’s new GTO was introduced at the Salon de l’Auto Geneve Read more…
1986
38 years ago
Weldon C Kocich, a test driver for the Good year Tire & Rubber Company, retired after having driven 3,141,46 miles over a 33 year career Read more…
1997
27 years ago
Ford announced that it planned to phase out production of the Thunderbird (b Read more…
2000
24 years ago
Tony Schumacher drove his Top Fuel dragster through the 1/4 mile at 330 Read more…
2001
23 years ago
At 06:13 GMT, Gary Hart, a sleep-deprived driver, swerved off the M62 onto the East Coast Main Line near Selby Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Jaguar unveiled the all-new sport saloon, the X-TYPE, on the evening before the opening of the Geneva International Auto Show Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Under the ownership of Paul Stoddart, Minardi won its race against time to launch its new car just days ahead of the opening race of the season Read more…
2003
21 years ago
A bus driver was issued with a parking ticket after stopping to pick up passengers Read more…
2004
20 years ago
The three-millionth Ford Focus to be produced in Europe, rolled off the Saarlouis assembly line in Germany Read more…
2004
20 years ago
The limited edition 2nd Anniversary MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S went on sale in Japan Read more…
2005
19 years ago
At 12:08 hrs local time, in Nardò, Italy, the Koenigsegg CCR supercar broke the record for the fastest production car in the world, having attained 388 Read more…
2005
19 years ago
President General Pervez Musharraf attended the official launch of A1 Team Pakistan at the spectacular Lahore Fort as A1 Grand Prix made history, by being the first to run a single seat race car in Pakistan Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Production commenced on the new Citroën C1, a compact car with attractive, fun styling, available in three-door and five-door versions Read more…
2011
13 years ago
The record for the fastest time to push a car one mile (1 Read more…
